Tokyo’s leading design festival returns to Tokyo Midtown this autumn with an emphasis on sustainability. The programme runs until November 3, with a series of installations and exhibitions scattered in and around the Tokyo Midtown shopping complex – many of which you can view for free.
Highlights include architect Yuko Nagayama's 'Umi no Hammock' installation at the Midtown Grass Square, where upcycled taps and fishing nets have been turned into triangular hammocks. Passersby can actually sit or lie on these hammocks for free and contemplate how the growing environmental crisis is affecting our marine life.
You’ll find another free outdoor exhibit over at the Midtown Garden, where design duo Energy Meet are showcasing one of their visions for future agriculture. Titled ‘FARM’ (Future Agricultural Right for Mankind), the project involves stacking cuboid water units, planters and compost bins on top of each other to create a mini agricultural system.
Installation spaces sprawl from Tokyo Midtown’s Grass Square to the Design Hub gallery in the Midtown Tower. See the event’s website for the full programme of events and exhibitions. Note that some exhibitions will require their own admission fee.